Metal flooring



Patented .luiy 1Q, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CASPER M. MUGLER, OF CLAY CENTER, KANSAS.

METAL FLOORING.

Application filed April 20, 1926. Serial No. 103,336'.

This invention appcrtains generally to new and useful improvement-s in flooring and has more particular reference to a novel and simplified flooring for hog sheds and the like.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a novel flooring of the class described which will effectively and A further object of the present invention is to provide such a flooring which is simple, yet strong, sturdy and durable in its construction; one which. is cheap to manufacture and which may be placed on the market at a reasonable figure, and one which may be readily installed in hog sheds now in use.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent during the course of the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a sectional view through a portion of a hog shed showing positioned therein a flooring constructed in accordance with the present invention, said flooring being. partially broken away.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the improved flooring per se. I

Reference now being had more particularly to the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustrationhas been disclosed a preferred embodiment of the pres ent invention, the numerals 10 and 11 generally represent portions of the end walls of a hog shed and 12 the dirt floor thereof.

The present improved flooring is generally represented by the numeral 13 and embodies in its construction the longitudinally extending spaced parallel bars 14 and the transverse cross bars 15. These bars 14 and 15 are preferably formed of metal of the desired gauge and may be spaced apart any desired distance. The intersections of the longitudinally extending bars 14 and the such changes fall within the transverse connecting bars 15 are secured together in any desired manner such as by means of suitable bolts or rivets 16.

The opposite ends of the transverse bars 15 are bent downwardly at right angles to the intermediate portions thereof to provide 7 the depending legs 17 while the opposite ends of the longitudinally extending bars are similarly bent to provide the depending legs 18. vVhen positioning the flooring 13 within a hog shed, the depending legs 17 and 18 are adapted to be pushed into the dirt floor thereof so that the bars 14 and 15 will contact with and rest upon the said dirt floor, it being of course understood that the flooring or mat is adapted to be of such a size as to cover the entire dirt floor of the hog shed. I

From the foregoing, it will thus be appreciated that there has been provided a novel and simplified metal flooring for hog sheds and the like which will not only protect the dirt floor thereof but which will also prevent the rooting of holes in the dirt floor by the hogs. lVhile the present improved metal flooring has been described as being particularly adapted for use in connection with hog sheds, yet it is to be understood that it may be used with equal satisfaction in divers other places.

lVhile there has been disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the details of construction thereof may be re sorted to without departing from or saerificing the spirit of the invention so long as scope of the appended claim. r

Whatis claimed is:

In a flooring for hog sheds and the like embodying a plurality of longitudinally eX- tending spaced parallel metalbars, and a plurality of spaced transverse metal cross bars secured to said longitudinally extend-- ing'bars, the opposite ends of the said longitudinally extending bars and transverse cross bars being directed at. right angles to the intermediate portions thereof to provide depending legs, said legs adapted to be embedded in the dirt floor of the hog shed while the intermediate portions of the said bars are adapted to rest on top of the said dirt floor.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CASPER M. MUGLER. 

